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Synopsis
Using a linguistic point of view, The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception is a practical explanation of how confessions work, written by the "father of forensic linguistics", Roger W. Shuy. Using his 1993 benchmark work, Language Crimes as his model, Shuy examines criminal confessions, the interrogations that elicit them, and the deceptive language that plays a role in the confession event. He presents transcripts from numerous interrogations and analyzes how language is used, how constitutional rights are not protected, consistency and truthfulness, suggestibility, written confessions, as well as unvalidated confessions. He concludes the volume with explicit advice on how to conduct interrogations that will yield credible evidence.
A landmark volume with cross-disciplinary applications, The Language of Confession, Interrogation, and Deception is useful for professionals and academics in linguistics, forensic linguistics, criminal justice, communication, and interpersonal violence.
Booknews
Shuy (linguistics, Georgetown U.) discusses the language used by suspects and interrogators in confession, and the deceitful use of language. He describes several cases in which he was asked by defense attorneys to analyze confessions. Topics include suggestibility and other flaws in interrogation, alleged or inferred confessions that have not been recorded, and suggested basic principles of interrogation. Does not address legal aspects of confession. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.